According to the latest real-time statistics from WHO, as of 17:49 CEST on October 17 (23:49 Beijing time on October 17), there were 621,797,133 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 6,545,561 deaths worldwide.

On the 17th, there were 164,921 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia globally, and 274 new deaths.

(Headquarters reporter Zhu He) (Source: CCTV News Client)